# Katia Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Katia

Katia is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,736 people in 364 households**, the 20th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,736people (2011)
- 364households
- 66.8%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katia

Of every 100 households in Katia in 2011, 30 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Katia · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**28%

Television ****22%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****89%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Katia?

■ Katia · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**978

Working population ****43.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 56.8% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 114 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (22%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 246 (33%) · **■** Marginal 193 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharibari

- Bairagi1,961 people
- Manjoy1,906 people
- Saheburam1,897 people
- Sona Chandi1,751 people
- Tari1,736 people
- Maynaguri1,704 people
- Chuchur Muchur1,682 people
- Jagir1,662 people

[All 74 villages in Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katia?1,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katia in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katia?66.8% (Census 2011)